The main events sees Luke Rockhold battle Yoel Romero over the interim middleweight championship. Only Rockhold is eligible to win the title as Romero missed weight. Romero was given extra time to make up the weight, but only lost an additional .3 pounds. He showed up at weigh-ins three pounds over the 185 limit. The co-mian event sees heavyeqwight veteran Mark Hunt take on rising star Curtis Blaydes.